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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - tit-for-tat

 
 

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Tit-for-tat

tit-for-tat
A tit-for-tat action is one where someone takes revenge on another person for what they have done by doing something similar to them. The two countries have each expelled another diplomat following a round of tit-for-tat expulsions. ADJ: usu ADJ n
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1.
   Etymology: alteration of earlier tip for tap, from tip (blow) + for + tap  Date: 1556 an equivalent given in return (as for an injury) ; retaliation in kind  • tit-for-tat adjective ...
Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
  зуб за зуб; око за око; отплата той же монетой; равный ответ, адекватная реакция ...
Англо-русский словарь идиом
3.
  ~ n informal something bad that you do to someone because they have done something bad to you ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
4.
  {n. phr.} Equal treatment in return; a fair exchange. * /Billy hit me, so I gave him tit for tat./ * /I told him if he did me any harm I would return tit for tat./ * /They had a warm debate and the two boys gave each other tit for tat./ Compare: GET BACK AT, EYE FOR AN EYE AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH. TO A CONCLUSION See: JUMP TO A CONCLUSION. ...
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